Two sisters from Ascot will make history when they compete for Team GB at London 2012. Jenna and Asha Randall have been selected in a nine-strong squad for Great Britain's first ever entry into the
Grants of up to £250 are available to sports fans who want to mark the Olympic and Paralympics in style. Get Berkshire Active will also be running workshops from May to July for organisers of events in their community - including diamond jubilee celebrations. Chief executive Mark Lawrie, based at Bisham Abbey National Sport Centre, said: "The Olympics and Paralympics will be huge and are generating great excitement and anticipation.
Plans for a temporary VIP coach park in Colnbrook during the Olympics and Paralympics are set to go ahead. The application for 387 luxury coaches and 25 car parking spaces as well as toilets and offices, in Poyle Place in Horton Road for the duration of the Games, was considered at a planning meeting at The Centre in Farnham Road on Thursday last week.
Sports fans who missed out on tickets to this year's Olympic Games will have a chance to catch all the action for free in Maidenhead. Some of the biggest events from the games will be played on a big screen as part of a special Olympic Community Live event held in Kidwells Park between July 27 and August 12. Town centre manager Steph James said: "The event is open to everybody.
A kayaker from Eton is training five hours a day to help him make his Olympic dream a reality - but looking for sponsors to make it happen. Andrew Daniels is bidding to make the Great Britain team at
A father who raises awareness for a severe epilepsy syndrome suffered by his three-year-old daughter will carry the Olympic torch. Graham Dandy, of Winkfield, has been selected as a torchbearer for a 300-metre leg in Dunstable on July 9 in recognition of his efforts raising cash to supplement care for his little girl and awareness of the syndrome. Graham, from Lovel Road, has taken part in gruelling fundraisers in aid of Neve who
Maidenhead United FC duo Harry Pritchard are set to sign contracts with the club. Winger Pritchard is expected to put pen to paper this week while defender McKain has agreed terms for a new deal which
Ricky Khan says he bears no grudges against the Maidenhead RFC officers who made the decision to sack him as head coach just days after delivering the South West 1 East title. Khan, who is now back at
Slough CC kicked off their season with an impressive win over Aston Rowant on Saturday. Captain Bobby Sher feared his players might be a little flat after the long winter break, but they eased back
In his first year out of the juniors, Maidenhead's Jack Beaumont finished second in the single scull at the GB u23s trials at Caversham on Saturday. In his semi-final race Beaumont, son of former GB
Runners and walkers are being encouraged to lace for the very first Charvil 5km. The inaugural charity fun run and walk will set off from East Park Farm on Sunday, June 17, from 10.30am and is raising funds for Daisy's Dream, which provides bereavement support for children in Berkshire.
Maidenhead Hockey Club u12s girls head to the England Hockey seven-a-side tournament at Cannock on Sunday aiming to come back as national champions. The team won through to the finals after triumphing
